beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The second baseman popped out and later nearly grounded into a season-ending double play in the ninth but narrowly beat out the throw to first. — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

But Kaliakmanis clearly beat out Hartman during action in three preseason games. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Wegmans total cart price beat out competitors Target, Food Lion, Carlie C’s, Publix, Whole Foods, Lowes Food and Harris Teeter. — Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026

Devens ultimately won Big Brother in a vote of six to one from the jury, beating out runner-up Taylor Brown. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout